Re: Toroid Building

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmdq@xxxxxxxxxx>

Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: "Binny" <binny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hello and thanks for the reply ,
>                                                  The manhole ring 
> that I have is not much like the one you googled it would be best 
> describen in a mechanicial drawing as front view a "T" shape with 
> radiasied inside corners it is really massive and has a nearly 
> torriodalshape altho the upper part of it has square corners ideal 
> I would imagine for breakout.But the question remains is how does 
> the mass of a topload affect peformance.Mabe I will just have to 
> try it for myself and let you know how I make out.

Capacitance is a surface effect. The mass don't have any effect.
Actually, this was one of the first things discovered about electricity,
some 250 years ago...
Don't use this thing as terminal. Cumbersome and dangerous if it falls
over the high-voltage circuits below, or you, as unavoidably it will
some day. And to support it adequately would be a mess.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz